Tupinamba

South Americaprimarily hunter-gatherers

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The name "Tupinamba" was a collective term applied to a number of Tupi-Guarani speaking tribes in addition to the Tupinamba proper. Ethnographic information on the Tupinamba is primarily available from the sixteenth century until the mid-eighteenth century. The Tupinamba were widely dispersed along the Atlantic coast from southern São Paulo to the mouth of the Amazon River. Subsistence was based primarily on agriculture.

Identifier
Region
  • South America
Subregion
  • Eastern South America
Subsistence Type
  • primarily hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
  • Brazil
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